Community Life
Week of December 14th, 2025
Coffee With Council
Another opportunity to hear from the Council about Council Tree's plan going forward will be coming up on December 21st after the service. All are welcome.
Psalms of Lament
We are grieving as a body. What do we need? Each other and God. Join us Sunday mornings at 9:00am to contemplate and experience the power of the Psalms to meet us where we are at.
Songs of the Season
Invite your family and friends to enjoy a Christmas concert with Christy French and Friends. The same program will be presented for all three concerts.
December 12 @10:30am and 2:00pm
Longest Night Service - December 21 @7pm
This service creates space on the longest night of the year for us to honor the Advent season while honoring our grief. No grief too small to participate.
Christmas Eve Services - 4pm & 5:30pm
Let’s join together for a candlelight service remembering and honoring what is most important. There will be no services Christmas Day.
Christmas Wish List
The Wish List is a creative way to encourage end of year giving by tying your giving to specifics that are important to you. Naturally to keep the church spinning we need a very generous end of year, especially as we are at a deficit, to cover all of our commitments to the staff, facility and activities so this is an ‘above and beyond’ initiative.
Financial update: April – November 2025
Here is a summary of the financials for the first eight months of our fiscal year. The table below shows the Council Tree cash flow for April through November 2025.
Thank you for your continued generosity! In November, we received $6,000 from the Christmas Wish List—an incredible show of support that helped bring the month’s income to 95% of expectations. However, our giving for the fiscal year to date is still below budget by $83,330. The shortfall puts us at a critical juncture with less than two weeks of cash flow in the bank.
As we look ahead to December, we invite you to prayerfully consider a special year-end gift or to set up a recurring donation to help replenish our savings and support our church family’s needs.
Your tithes and offerings have made a real difference and together, we can overcome these challenges and continue our mission. Thank you for being a vital part of Council Tree.
As always if you have questions please reach out –
Sarah
sarahk@stackfam.com
970.214.5209
Your Council Tree Council
Penny Kast - Chair
Don Boxley - Vice-Chair
Krystal Langholz - Secretary
Sarah Stoecker - Treasurer
Ron Brush
Rebekah Knight-Baughman
Jessica Stimmel
Tippett Memorial Service - December 13
All are invited to join us in remembering Pete Tippett on December 13 at 3:00pm.
Save the Date
Mark your calendars for these upcoming Council Tree events:
December 14-21 - Psalms of Lament, Sundays @9am
December 12 - Christmas Concerts, Friday @10:30am and 2pm
December 13 - Pete Tippett Memorial Service, Saturday @3pm
December 18 - Rooted Dinner Party, Thursday @6pm
December 21 - Coffee With Council, after the service
December 21 - Longest Night Service, Sunday @7pm
December 24 - Christmas Eve Services, Wednesday @4pm and 5:30pm
Volunteer Opportunities
From the beginning of creation, God established holy rhythms of life and service for those who follow in God’s path. We each have personal seasons of rest and restoration, and of new life and service. Council Tree encourages spiritual wondering alongside the Holy Spirit to discern what spiritual season you may be in.
If you find yourself in a place where you have margin to serve, we could definitely use your gifts! If you feel God is calling you to explore serving, we would encourage you to start an exploratory conversation with a team lead to find out more.
Click here to find out some of the many serving opportunities that are currently available.
Give Online
If you would like to give online click here.
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